Renal abscesses: Classification and review of 40 cases |
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Authors: | Karl A. Anderson Jack W. McAninch |
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Affiliation: | Department of Urology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA |
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Abstract: | Renal abscesses are misdiagnosed often and, consequently, mistreated or treated too late. Forty cases of renal abscesses divided into anatomic categories — perinephric, renal cortical, and corticomedullary — are reviewed. Various conditions seem to predispose to renal abscesses: urinary tract infections, vesicoureteral reflux, calculi, or other medical problems. This retrospective study discloses that a high correlation exists between organisms found in the patients' urine cultures and those organisms cultured from all 3 categories of abscesses. Accurate and complete urine bacteriologic study is therefore an essential tool for diagnosis. |
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